Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ronnie the Carver

We are all feeling very inspired after watching Ronnie carve his beautiful designs in Room 6.  Some of us have decided we would like to learn how to carve when we are older.







We watched Ronnie set up the carving room with tools and equipment.  He explained how he loves carving and the quiet peacefulness of the craft make him feel refreshed.  His tools are very sharp and he needs to be very careful using them.  He has a range of chisels and mallets of different sizes.  






Ronnie has been carving for over thirty years.  He is also a talented artist and his carving pieces are all self-drawn and etched into the wood first.



Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Measuring Kumara





Our Kumara tubers were finally ready for harvesting.
Although our Summer lacked rain, we hoped the tubers would be big and plump!






What a good opportunity to practice our measuring skills.
 I wonder how long and how wide the tubers will be?











   Celebrating Matariki.  Launching Matariki rockets up to the Seven Sisters